One of the more wacky parenting ideas that I have been interested in is “elimination communication”, which is just a fancy term for catching wees and poos in a bucket or something rather than in a nappy. I liked the idea because it involves really observing your baby, and getting to know your baby can only be a good thing. I also hoped it would mean less washing of nappies. When Loey was born it was the last thing on my mind - even just the basics of parenting were so overwhelming. But a friend recently suggested that some of his night-time unsettled behaviour might be because he wants to wee but doesn’t want to soil his ‘night nest’ and that taking him for a wee in the night might help, which rekindled my interest. So, just starting with the early morning nappy-off time, I’ve been attempting to work out both Loey and Huey’s weeing patterns and seeing if I can catch some of them.
Typically, I have not caught a single Loey wee. He confounds me every time. Huey on the other hand is an elimination communication star! He wees often and quite predictably so he makes it easy to catch them. This morning I even managed to catch a poo, which was very exciting and so much easier to clean up than a poo done in a nappy.
It is hard work though, and involves a lot of ‘misses’, so I wouldn’t be surprised if the novelty wears off at some stage. Especially given I was trying to do it for Loey but true to form he is not playing along!
